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There Is A Species Of Pigeons In New Guinea That Is The Size Of A Turkey

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楢林孝之

www.boredpanda.com - Probably no one would argue that humans are naturally attracted to beautiful things. And how else could it possibly be when we live on this gorgeous planet where every corner is beaming with nature’s…

SCIENCE

Giant river animals on verge of extinction, report warns

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LittleMissNeat

www.theguardian.com - Populations of the great beasts that once dominated the world’s rivers and lakes have crashed in the last 50 years, according to the first comprehensive study. Some freshwater megafauna have already …

ENVIRONMENT

The 2019 Audubon Photography Awards: Winners

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www.audubon.org - More than 800 North American birds at your fingertips—all for free. Birds make fascinating subjects, as the winners and honorable mentions of this year’s contest, our 10th, make clear. They’re at onc…

SCIENCE

When Industry and Endangered Species Clash, Guess Who Wins? | The Tyee

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thetyee.ca - Widespread species decline at the hands of humans is a powerful tale. More than 60 other news orgs sign onto Covering Climate Now. According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature, mor…

SCIENCE

Giant freshwater fishes are in alarming decline

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Dr. Solomon David

www.nature.com - A fisherman on the Japurá River in Brazil hauls a freshwater megafish into a boat.Pulsar Imagens/Alamy Freshwater megafish — giants weighing more than 30 kilograms that can live for decades — decline…

WORLD

What lies ahead for Africa’s rhinos?

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www.awf.org - There are about 25,000 rhinos in all of Africa today. This number becomes more meaningful — and painful — when you consider rhinos’ former strength on the continent. Black rhinos once numbered in the…

SCIENCE

Why Wind Turbines Threaten Endangered Species With Extinction

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Käräjävuori, Kurikka

www.forbes.com - In many countries, wind turbines pose the single greatest threat to endangered bird and bat species. Last Saturday, police in New York arrested 70 people protesting the lack of attention to climate c…

SCIENCE

7 Facts About Sea Stars That Are Out of This World - Ocean Conservancy

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Ocean Conservancy

oceanconservancy.org - Sea stars are possibly one of the most recognizable and iconic of all marine wildlife species, and a coastal classic when it comes to shoreline visits. Yet, there’s so much more than meets the eye wh…

SCIENCE

How many undiscovered creatures are there in the ocean? — Universal-Sci

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Universal-Sci

www.universal-sci.com - Because each method relies on assumptions and particular datasets, they have resulted in wide variations in estimates. The very high estimates (any larger than 10m) are now thought unlikely by many, …

SCIENCE

Sri Lanka pushes for protection of sea cucumbers amid overexploitation

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Sri Lanka Global

news.mongabay.com - In the early 1980s, a common sight along the still unpolluted beaches of southern Sri Lanka was that of fisherfolk sun-drying small, blackish, cylindrical objects. They called them sea slugs, sea lee…

SCIENCE

The world faces ‘pollinator collapse’? How and why the media get the science wrong time and again | Genetic Literacy Project

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Pernilla Elander

geneticliteracyproject.org - There’s a saying among lawyers that goes, “If the facts aren’t on your side, argue the law. If the law isn’t on your side, argue the facts. If neither the facts nor the law are on your side, pound th…

SCIENCE

"Earthlings on the Moon" --Doomsday Species Will Survive Until the Sun Dies | The Daily Galaxy

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Exobiologia

dailygalaxy.com - Today, AFP reported that tardigrades, Earth’s hardiest microscopic, multicellular species, that were stored inside a “Lunar Library” –a nanotechnology device that resembles a DVD and contains a 30-mi…

SCIENCE

How Britain’s backyard bird feeders are shaping evolution

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Brian Graham

www.weforum.org - Britain’s love affair with garden birds is reshaping its avian population. Several species have grown in number and overall diversity has increased, according to new research that explores the impact…

SCIENCE

Alabama To Allow Sandhill Crane Hunting After More Than 100 Years

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Patrick

www.npr.org - A group of sandhill cranes fly together in New Mexico. Sandhill cranes were once on the verge of extinction. That influenced the U.S. to implement laws in 1916 to protect the species. But now that th…

ENVIRONMENT

The US is seeking someone to mediate a war between seals and humans

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EarthPerks

qz.com - Federal authorities are struggling to broker a peace between humans and seals on the Hawaiian island of Molokai. People have murdered at least eight endangered Hawaiian monk seals in the past decade …

SCIENCE

'Almost certain extinction': 1,200 species under severe threat across world

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www.theguardian.com - More than 1,200 species globally face threats to their survival in more than 90% of their habitat and “will almost certainly face extinction” without conservation intervention, according to new resea…

SCIENCE

Physics-Astronomy.org

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christine dudash

www.physics-astronomy.org - There is a new species of pocket shark roaming Earth’s oceans – and at 14 centimeters (5.5 inches) long, the shark certainly could fit in a pocket (a man’s pocket, that is). The rare discovery was ma…

ENVIRONMENT

What is better? Planted

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Debi Holland

www.plantlife.org.uk - This is because they have been referred to as ‘wildflower meadows’ yet often include many non-native species. Instead it might help to see these council plantings for what they actually are - an atte…

LEISURE

CNN Ratings Continue to Tumble, & They Are Now Getting Beat By the Hallmark Channel | News Thud

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newsthud.com - CNN hit an iceberg and they’re going down faster than the Titanic. Ratings for the fledgling network continue to drop. take our poll – story continues below Completing this poll grants you access to …